Online Car Marketplace's Inspection Claims Miss Defects That Surface After the Return Window
A Carvana buyer received a vehicle with an active pest infestation despite the company's advertised 150-point inspection; the problem wasn't apparent until after the standard return window closed, and Carvana declined a return or exchange, offering only a small goodwill payment. Highlights a mismatch between marketed inspection rigor and a return window too short to catch latent defects.
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